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WAEC Literature in English 2019 Objective — Question 12

Question 12 of 50 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Literature in English 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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"We live to die, we die to live" is an example of

  • A. paradoxCorrect
  • B. hyperbole
  • C. inversion
  • D. oxymoron

Explanation

This is a paradox — an expression that looks contradictory on the surface but carries deeper meaning. Oxymoron and antithesis are derivatives of paradox.

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